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Post by blazers44 on Jun 26, 2018 22:01:52 GMT -5
Louisville and Kentucky will tough to beat out here.
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Post by MCIGuy on Jun 26, 2018 22:41:00 GMT -5
Enough with all the pessimistic talk. If the Hoyas lose out on this kid it will not because he announces top ten lists on social media. It will be because he wants to go elsewhere. There's no magic formula or mathematical equation that determines these things. And, yes, we know by now that it will be tough for the Hoyas to beat out [Fill In Name of Team] for a recruit because that point is made again and again in these recruiting threads. I mean in Josh LeBlanc's thread people kept writing about how tough it would be for the Hoyas to beat out Arkansas and LSU. Apparently Gtown always has an uphill battle, even for guys barely in the top 100, so it would go without saying that that an even greater level of difficulty would be applied to five star guys. We get it already.
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Post by ewingitrust on Jun 26, 2018 23:16:00 GMT -5
Igiehon and I. Stewart both had the Hoyas logo/jersey 1st on their top 10 lists. Could it be a sign lol?
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Jun 27, 2018 10:15:10 GMT -5
Good mix of schools. He's being thoughtful, and including some high academic schools on the list like Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Georgetown. The tweet mentions that Aidan is taking 5 unofficial visits this summer - Georgetown is not one of them. Igiehon did reportedly visit in October for MM. We will see if the staff gets him back on campus for either a UV or OV in the coming weeks/months...
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Jul 6, 2018 8:27:36 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaboya on Jul 10, 2018 9:36:39 GMT -5
Louisville and Kentucky will tough to beat out here. Igiehon included UK on his list of 10 last month, even though the Wildcats had not extended a scholarship offer. At the time, it was assumed that Kentucky was still highly interested in Igiehon, but the Herald-Leader was recently told that UK is not actively recruiting the class of 2019 post player, instead focusing on other frontcourt targets. www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article214457579.html
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Jul 10, 2018 15:22:25 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Jul 12, 2018 17:22:23 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Jul 25, 2018 22:05:05 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Jul 25, 2018 23:47:32 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaboya on Jul 26, 2018 11:42:49 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Aug 12, 2018 12:39:10 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Aug 13, 2018 13:12:07 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Aug 13, 2018 21:17:39 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Aug 19, 2018 9:57:40 GMT -5
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Post by Huntsville Hoya on Aug 19, 2018 14:41:38 GMT -5
While I believe that he would be a huge get, I just resigned to the fact that we dont/won't get the run/jump freak athlete. As PE's program matures, maybe those types of athletes will give us more attention in the future.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Aug 20, 2018 13:21:42 GMT -5
Top 5 Coming Soon!
July 19, 2018
Aidan Igiehon (2019/Woodmere, N.Y.)
When you look at the 10 colleges that Aidan Igiehon has narrowed down as future homes, you notice the widespread locations of the schools, all over the country.
Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Oregon, Kentucky, Florida, St. John’s, Georgia, Stanford, Louisville, and Pittsburgh are the 10 schools that Igiehon has chosen to focus on in his recruitment. Some kids factor in location into their recruitment, wanting to stay close to home or get away, but that won’t be a factor for the 6-10 big man.
“I’m already across the world from my home,” the Dublin City, Ireland native said. “Whether I’m in the PAC 12 or the Big East, or the SEC, ACC, it doesn’t matter.”
To put it in perspective, Oregon and Florida, the two schools furthest from each other, are 2,943 miles apart.
All the schools have obviously been in touch with Igiehon over the past few months as his recruitment as heated up, and the schools have also made sure to make a long distance phone call, hoping to nail the sweet spot in Igiehon’s decision.
“Yeah you know, they all go hard to my mom,” he said. Igiehon’s mother still resides in Ireland, where he came from just a few short years ago.
“She’s a lovely woman, so she loves everybody. If you impress my mom you impress me. I don’t know how often she gets calls, but she does a lot. She will copy and paste a text [colleges] send her. I love it.”
He mentioned Stanford, Louisville, Oregon, and Georgetown as the schools pitching the hardest to his mother.
Igiehon has a trip planned to go back to Ireland on August 12 to spend some time with his mother and break down the schools, in hopes of reaching a final five. The ideal plan according to Igiehon would be to release his new list and take some official visits in the fall.
“Hopefully I don’t stay four years, but if I do, thats my home for four years,” he said. “Your coach is your father away from home, so if I can put my trust in you no matter what, you’ve got my back and that’s what I’m looking for. I’ve only been playing for five years, so I’m continuing to want to get better each year.”
At 6-10 and 235 pounds, Igiehon has all the physical tools you could ask for in a big man. He’s explosive and has a quick second jump to go along with his broad shoulders and a frame most other big men don’t want to mess with in the paint.
ESPN ranks Igiehon as the No. 21 prospect in the rising senior class. Don’t be surprised to hear his name on the college basketball stage a year from now, making big contributions to whichever schools lands his services.
“Being a high level recruit, a lot of schools try very hard,” Igiehon said. It’s basically whoever I have the best relationship with and the program that can help me get to the next level.” -- Tyler Sandora
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Post by s4hoyas on Aug 20, 2018 15:51:03 GMT -5
That's encouraging...I hope his mother is Irish/Catholic, as we're the oldest Catholic University in the US...PE is the perfect father figure/ mentor...maybe he can attend the Foreign Service School, and after a lengthy NBA career, become Ambassador to Ireland...I'm sure his mom would love that!
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Post by LCPolo18 on Aug 28, 2018 17:40:59 GMT -5
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Post by lucky on Aug 28, 2018 17:43:51 GMT -5
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